The seller of the Alt A servicing portfolio was not identified by name, but IMA described the firm as a “well-capitalized and long standing bank…”

On a loan count basis, Michigan represents the largest chunk of the portfolio at 37.1 percent.

Moody’s believes servicing acquisitions by Ocwen will be limited by franchise uncertainty, capital constraints and a highly competitive market…

On Impac’s wish list: buy others, grow servicing and make more non-QM loans…

When it comes to selling Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing rights the past two years, it’s been mostly a bear market, but all that may be changing soon. At least that is what sellers and their merger and acquisition advisors hope. Mark Garland, executive vice president of MountainView Financial Solutions, Denver, said that of late, “We have seen a few Ginnie trades go off at a level closer to full value.” Garland told Inside FHA/VA Lending that he expects this trend to continue with prices tightening over the summer “provided rates hold and [prepayment] speeds stay largely in line with expectations.” And if that happens, there could be an increase in the ability of FHA/VA lenders to securitize excess cash flows. But that’s getting a little ahead of the equation. Over the past 24 months, the Ginnie MSR market has been difficult for two reasons: the fear of lawsuits/sanctions tied to FHA lending, and fast ...

LenderLive hired a majority of the former PHH employees and rebranded the private-label facility...

It’s not often that FHLB servicing rights hit the auction block…

Despite what the experts anticipated, small banks are staying out of the MSR market...

“Our ability to maintain or grow our servicing business may depend, in part, on our ability to acquire servicing rights from, and/or enter into subservicing contracts with, third parties,” the company said in an SEC filing.

In an interview, Ocwen’s chief compliance officer said: "We are a fully-transformed company and very anxious to break away from some of the regulatory constraints..."